Chicago White Sox - 2009 and beyond

[Dauis]

5/30/2009
Game #50 – Chicago (A) White Sox [26-23] (M. Buehrle 4-4, 3.04 ERA) at Kansas City Royals [22-26] (J. Wright 2-3, 4.66 ERA)
Chicago (A) lineup: CF Wise – SS Ramirez – RF Dye – 1B Konerko – 3B Fields – DH Thome – LF Anderson – 2B Doolittle – C Pierzynski
Kansas City lineup: CF Crisp – 2B Callaspo – DH Butler – 3B Gordon – RF Guillen – LF DeJesus – 1B Bloomquist – SS Aviles – C Olivo

Chicago (A) 1
Kansas City 0 (10)
W: M. Buehrle (5-4) L: J. Wright (2-4)
HR – CHA: J. Dye (2)

Wow. What a well-pitched game. Wright couldn't have done any more for the Royals. He went 9+ innings, gave up only 3 hits, but one of them was Dye's 300th career homer. He walked 1 and struck out 3. Buehrle, however, was absolutely amazing. After this game, many are saying he's the best pitcher in baseball. He went the distance (only 105 pitches), gave up 6 hits, and struck out 2. Just an amazing, amazing game.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Boston 2
Toronto 3
W: A. Reyes (1-0) L: J. Papelbon (0-3)
HR – BOS: J. Lowrie (4) TOR: V. Wells (7)

New York (A) 6
Cleveland 3
W: P. Hughes (1-1) L: A. Reyes (3-3) S: M. Rivera (18)
HR – NYA: J. Posada (8), M. Teixeira (7) CLE: J. Peralta (3), S. Choo (4)

Congratulations to Mariano Rivera on his 500th career save.

Detroit 4
Baltimore 1
W: Z. Miner (7-2) L: K. Uehara (3-6) S: B. Seay (16)
HR – DET: M. Cabrera (16)

Minnesota 4
Tampa Bay 0
W: G. Perkins (5-3) L: A. Sonnanstine (2-3)

Twins starter Glen Perkins was impressive in his 6-hit shutout of Tampa Bay. He finished with 5 strikeouts and 2 walks. This season he is 5-3 with a 3.84 ERA in 10 starts. He has held opponents to a .287 batting average and has 31 strikeouts in 61 innings.

Oakland 7
Texas 3
W: S. Gallagher (6-1) L: R. Seanez (0-1) S: T. Cahill (1)
HR – OAK: J. Giambi (8)

Seattle 3
Los Angeles (A) 1
W: G. Hernandez (2-2) L: J. Weaver (2-4) S: B. Morrow (10)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Florida 0
New York (N) 6
W: O. Perez (5-1) L: A. Sanchez (2-5)
HR – NYN: D. Newhan (1), J. Reyes (5), D. Murphy (4)

St. Louis 3
San Francisco 4
W: A. Hinshaw (2-0) L: T. Wellemeyer (5-4) S: B. Wilson (7)

Los Angeles (N) 7
Chicago (N) 1
W: C. Kershaw (2-7) L: C. Zambrano (6-3)
HR – LAN: M. Ramirez (8), A. Ethier (8)

Atlanta 4
Arizona 2
W: J. Jurrjens (5-2) L: B. Webb (6-4) S: R. Soriano (11)
HR – ATL: C. Jones (10) ARI: R. Gotay (1)

Cincinnati 5
Milwaukee 2
W: J. Burton (2-1) L: T. Hoffman (3-4) S: F. Cordero (15)
HR – CIN: A. Gonzalez (8), E. Encarnacion 2 (8)

Washington 6
Philadelphia 4
W: J. Lannan (7-4) L: J. Blanton (3-4) S: J. Hanrahan (12)
HR – WAS: A. Dunn (13), R. Zimmerman (8) PHI: J. Rollins (6)

Houston 1
Pittsburgh 5
W: I. Snell (6-3) L: R. Ortiz (3-5)
HR – HOU: H. Pence (8) PIT: A. LaRoche (10)

San Diego 5
Colorado 6 (11)
W: M. Corpas (2-0) L: L. Gregerson (0-1)
HR – SDN: B. Giles (4) COL: G. Atkins (5), B. Hawpe (7)

PERFORMANCES OF THE DAY
#1 – SP Mark Buehrle (CHA) 10.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, W
#2 – SP Glen Perkins (MIN) 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W
#3 – SP Ian Snell (PIT) 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, W

[puremvp]

Good work on this, enjoyed reading it


seems like the tigers are on a roll

[Dauis]

Originally Posted by puremvp

Good work on this, enjoyed reading it


seems like the tigers are on a roll

Thanks. It always helps to know someone else is reading. The Tigers are currently the second best team in baseball at 31-20, behind only the A's who have a 32-18 record.

I'm getting to the point where I need to start thinking about where I'm at. I'm probably going to trade Thome, since he wants $26 million over 2 years, and I can replace him when Quentin comes back. Dotel wants to test free agency, so there's a chance I trade him as well. We'll have to see how things go the next month or so.

[Dauis]

5/31/2009
FIRING
The first GM firing of the season has taken place. Jon Daniels is out in Texas. This isn't really surprising, considering the team had the worst record in the majors at 14-35.

ATHLETICS-MARLINS TRADE
Oakland has traded 35-year-old third baseman Nomar Garciaparra and $600,000 to the Florida Marlins for 25-year-old starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez and 19-year-old minor league starting pitcher Graham Johnson.

This season Garciaparra is batting .263 with 45 hits and 2 home runs. He has scored 13 times and has 16 RBI. He will split time between starting at third and shortstop.

This season Sanchez is 2-5 in 11 starts (51 innings), has 47 strikeouts and a 5.65 ERA. He will be Oakland's fourth starter.

Graham Johnson was assigned to the AZL Athletics of the Rookie League and will be their ace. He is Oakland's 18th ranked prospect (12th ranked pitching prospect).

Game #51 – Chicago (A) White Sox [27-23] (J. Danks 5-2, 4.10 ERA) at Kansas City Royals [22-27] (L. Hudson 3-4, 4.13 ERA)
Chicago (A) lineup: CF Wise – SS Ramirez – RF Dye – 1B Konerko – 3B Fields – DH Thome – LF Anderson – 2B Doolittle – C Pierzynski
Kansas City lineup: CF Crisp – 2B Callaspo – DH Butler – 3B Gordon – RF Guillen – LF DeJesus – 1B Teahen – SS Aviles – C Olivo

Chicago (A) 3
Kansas City 2 (11)
W: B. Jenks (1-2) L: R. Mahay (1-1) S: M. Thornton (1)
HR – CHA: B. Myrow (1)

This was another pretty good pitching duel. It was good to see Danks bounce back after his last start. Both teams put a run up in the first inning, Konerko doubling home Wise and Callaspo scoring on yet another error by Fields. We took a 2-1 lead in the fifth on a Wise RBI groundout, and we took that lead into the ninth. Jenks came in and I was feeling pretty good. Until he walked DeJesus and Teahen to start the inning. Jacobs pinch hit and flew out to center, allowing DeJesus to tag up and move to third. Lubanski pinch hit and grounded out to shortstop, but it allowed DeJesus to score the tying run. After a scoreless tenth, Myrow, who came in as a defensive replacement at first in the ninth, hit a 2-out solo shot 421 feet to right center to give us the lead. Thornton came in and struck out the side to give us the win.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
New York (A) 3
Cleveland 2 (11)
W: J. Veras (3-3) L: K. Wood (3-3)
HR – CLE: B. Francisco (8)

Boston 4
Toronto 5
W: C. Janssen (1-2) L: J. Papelbon (0-4)

Detroit 8
Baltimore 7
W: B. Lyon (3-0) L: G. Sherrill (4-1) S: B. Seay (17)
HR – BAL: B. Roberts (2), F. Pie (3), M. Wieters (10)

Minnesota 3
Tampa Bay 9
W: S. Kazmir (8-3) L: B. Duensing (1-3)
HR – MIN: J. Crede (4) TBA: W. Aybar (3), A. Iwamura (1)

Oakland 9
Texas 4 (10)
W: B. Ziegler (4-3) L: C. Wilson (1-2)
HR – OAK: J. Cust (9), M. Ellis (7), K. Suzuki (1) TEX: M. Byrd (4)

Seattle 2
Los Angeles (A) 7
W: T. Armas (3-5) L: C. Jakubauskas (1-3) S: J. Arredondo (2)
HR – LAA: M. Napoli (8)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Florida 4
New York (N) 2
W: T. Tankersley (2-0) L: M. Pelfrey (5-2) S: M. Lindstrom (13)

Houston 9
Pittsburgh 2
W: R. Oswalt (6-4) L: Z. Duke (6-5)
HR – HOU: C. Lee (13) PIT: B. Moss (4)

Washington 5
Philadelphia 3
W: S. Martis (5-5) L: J. Moyer (1-7) S: J. Hanrahan (13)
HR – WAS: R. Zimmerman (9) PHI: J. Rollins (7), M. Stairs (2)

Cincinnati 1
Milwaukee 12
W: B. Looper (6-3) L: J. Cueto (4-4)

San Diego 3
Colorado 5
W: G. Smith (1-4) L: S. Hill (1-5) S: H. Street (6)
HR – SDN: C. Headley (3)

St. Louis 9
San Francisco 5
W: K. Lohse (3-5) L: R. Johnson (3-7) S: J. Motte (13)
HR – SLN: A. Pujols (8)

Atlanta 2
Arizona 7
W: M. Scherzer (4-3) L: T. Hanson (0-1)
HR – ATL: C. Jones (11) ARI: C. Tracy (5), C. Young (9), M. Reynolds (11)

Los Angeles (N) 2
Chicago (N) 7
W: T. Lilly (5-2) L: J. McDonald (4-4)
HR – LAN: R. Martin (4) CHN: R. Johnson (1), M. Hoffpauir (5)

PERFORMANCES OF THE DAY
#1 – LF Carlos Lee (HOU) 4 for 5, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
#2 – 1B Albert Pujols (SLN) 3 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB
#3 – SP Scott Kazmir (TBA) 7.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, W

[puremvp]

Yup, i'm reading.


You could probably get major league talent back in a trade with thome/dotel......and maybe a plus prospect or two as well.

[Dauis]

WEEK/MONTH IN REVIEW
Well, we currently sit at 28-23, 3 games back of the Tigers. Though we're only 3 back, I feel like tough decisions are coming. Detroit is playing out of their minds, but I'm also about $12 million over budget. I think I'm going to start looking for trade partners for Thome and Dotel at least.

Another thing to think about is the draft coming up in a couple weeks. I'm really excited, as my scouting director says there are some potential studs in the draft. Whether or not any of them fall to me at number 22 is to be seen, but hopefully they do.

Overall, this coming month is going to be a very important one for the direction of this team this season. I'm excited to see what happens.

Team Batting Stats & Rankings
Batting Average - .238 (14th in AL)
On-Base Percentage - .304 (13th in AL)
Slugging Percentage - .415 (3rd in AL)
On-Base + Slugging - .719 (9th in AL)
Runs Scored – 228 (11th in AL)
Hits – 416 (14th in AL)
Extra-Base Hits – 160 (2nd in AL)
Home Runs – 71 (1st in AL)
Bases-On-Balls – 151 (tied for 7th in AL)
Strikeouts – 340 (10th in AL)
Stolen Bases – 17 (tied for 11th in AL)

Team Pitching Stats & Rankings
Earned Run Average – 3.85 (6th in AL)
Starters' ERA – 4.14 (8th in AL)
Bullpen ERA – 3.07 (2nd in AL)
Runs allowed – 227 (6th in AL)
Hits allowed – 476 (11th in AL)
Opponents AVG - .265 (11th in AL)
BABiP - .295 (8th in AL)
Home Runs allowed – 51 (12th in AL)
Bases-On-Balls – 131 (2nd in AL)
Strikeouts – 307 (9th in AL)

[Dauis]

AL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
3B Adrian Beltre (SEA) .400 (10-25), 4 HR, 8 RBI

NL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
LF Nate McLouth (PIT) .435 (10-23), 3 HR, 6 RBI, 7 R

AL BATTER OF THE MONTH
1B Miguel Cabrera (DET) .324, 13 HR, 32 RBI, 26 R

NL BATTER OF THE MONTH
LF Carlos Lee (HOU) .396, 10 HR, 34 RBI, 21 R

AL PITCHER OF THE MONTH
SP Scott Kazmir (TBA) 7 GS, 5-2, 2.74 ERA, 39 H, 46 IP, 42 K, 12 BB

NL PITCHER OF THE MONTH
SP John Lannan (WAS) 6-1, 2.05 ERA, 48.1 IP, 34 K, .227 OBA

AL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH
C Matt Wieters (BAL) .290, 9 HR, 22 RBI, 18 R

NL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH
3B David Freese (SLN) .313, 1 HR, 12 RBI, 12 R

[Dauis]

Originally Posted by puremvp

Yup, i'm reading.


You could probably get major league talent back in a trade with thome/dotel......and maybe a plus prospect or two as well.

I thought so at first, too. But now I don't think so. I just tried to shop both of them and nobody offered anything for either one.

[Dauis]

6/1/2009
CONTRACT EXTENSION
The Cardinals and reliever Trever Miller have agreed to a 2-year $3.78 million extension.

Game #52 – Oakland Athletics [32-18] (K. Davies 3-5, 3.71 ERA) at Chicago (A) White Sox [28-23] (B. Colon 2-6, 4.71 ERA)
Oakland lineup: CF Sweeney – 1B Barton – LF Holliday – DH Cust – RF Buck – 2B Ellis – C Suzuki – 3B Betemit – SS Crosby
Chicago (A) lineup: CF Wise – SS Ramirez – RF Dye – 1B Konerko – 3B Fields – DH Thome – LF Anderson – 2B Kroeger – C Pierzynski

Oakland 14
Chicago (A) 8
W: C. Schroder (3-1) L: M. MacDougal (2-1) S: J. Blevins (2)
HR – OAK: B. Crosby 2 (2), R. Sweeney (4), K. Suzuki (2) CHA: A. Pierzynski (4)

And that, my friends, is why they're the best team in baseball. We were up 6-1 after the first inning. SIX TO ONE!!! And they still came back and beat us. Our lead was gone by the halfway point of the game, and it was downhill from there. Travis Buck went 3 for 6 with a double and 5 RBIs against us.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
New York (A) 11
Cleveland 2
W: C. Sabathia (7-1) L: F. Carmona (6-4)
HR – NYA: A. Rodriguez (5), M. Teixeira (8), R. Cano (6)

Baltimore 2
Seattle 3
W: F. Hernandez (5-4) L: J. Guthrie (3-7) S: R. Corcoran (2)
HR – SEA: G. Jenkins (2)

Seattle pitcher Brandon Morrow will miss 7 weeks with shoulder tendinitis. This year he has 10 saves. in 23 relief appearances he has thrown 25.2 innings, fanned 29 and issued 11 walks with a 4-2 record. He has recorded a 4.56 ERA and allowed the opposition to hit .272.

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
New York (N) 7
Pittsburgh 4 (12)
W: P. Feliciano (3-1) L: J. Grabow (1-2)
HR – NYN: C. Beltran (8), D. Wright (11) PIT: R. Vazquez (3)

Milwaukee 3
Florida 9
W: R. Nolasco (5-5) L: D. Bush (3-4)
HR – FLO: J. Cantu (6), D. Uggla (13), J. Baker (2)

Colorado 4
Houston 6
W: M. Hampton (4-6) L: J. Marquis (3-5) S: J. Valverde (6)
HR – COL: J. Marquis (1), G. Atkins (6)

Cincinnati 6
St. Louis 5
W: E. Volquez (5-4) L: A. Wainwright (5-6) S: F. Cordero (16)
HR – SLN: D. Freese (3)

Philadelphia 1
San Diego 0
W: C. Park (5-1) L: J. Peavy (5-5) S: B. Lidge (16)

San Diego first baseman Adrian Gonzalez has been suspended for 2 games after he pouted during the game and after the game to the media.

Arizona 6
Los Angeles (N) 3
W: D. Haren (6-3) L: G. Mota (2-1) S: C. Qualls (14)
HR – ARI: R. Gotay (2)

PERFORMANCES OF THE DAY
#1 – 1B Jorge Cantu (FLO) 3 for 4, HR, 5 RBI, R
#2 – 3B David Wright (NYN) 3 for 6, 3B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
#3 – 2B Robinson Cano (NYA) 4 for 6, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R

[Dauis]

6/2/2009
Game #53 – Oakland Athletics [33-18] (G. Gonzalez 6-3, 3.55 ERA) at Chicago (A) White Sox [28-24] (C. Richard 2-4, 5.40 ERA)
Oakland lineup: CF Davis – C Suzuki – LF Holliday – DH Cust – RF Buck – 1B Barton – 2B Ellis – SS Cabrera – 3B Crosby
Chicago (A) lineup: SS Ramirez – 2B Kroeger – RF Dye – 1B Konerko – 3B Fields – DH Thome – CF Anderson – LF Wise – C Miller

Oakland 2
Chicago (A) 5
W: C. Richard (3-4) L: G. Gonzalez (6-4) S: B. Jenks (13)
HR – OAK: J. Cust (10) CHA: P. Konerko (12), J. Thome (17), D. Wise (7)

I'll take a win over the best team in baseball. It was a complete effort, too. Richard pitched well for the third game in a row, which is good to see. He went 8 innings, gave up 2 runs on 4 hits, and struck out 7.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Texas 3
New York (A) 23
W: A. Burnett (7-4) L: K. Millwood (1-8)
HR – NYA: B. Abreu (7), M. Teixeira (9)

Boston 1
Detroit 12
W: R. Porcello (5-1) L: M. Bowden (0-1)
HR – DET: B. Inge 2 (11)

Los Angeles (A) 8
Toronto 6
W: N. Adenhart (4-3) L: D. Purcey (8-1) S: B. Fuentes (7)
HR – LAA: J. Rivera 2 (7), M. Napoli (9) TOR: A. Rios (6)

Kansas City 4
Tampa Bay 5
W: D. Wheeler (2-2) L: J. Soria (1-3)
HR – KCA: M. Teahen (3) TBA: P. Burrell (2)

Cleveland 3
Minnesota 4
W: J. Nathan (2-3) L: K. Wood (3-4)

Baltimore 5
Seattle 9
W: G. Olson (1-1) L: M. Hendrickson (5-3) S: C. Jimenez (2)
HR – BAL: L. Scott 2 (7) SEA: A. Beltre (14)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
New York (N) 7
Pittsburgh 5 (14)
W: T. Redding (3-3) L: J. Grabow (1-3)

San Francisco 8
Washington 4 (17)
W: A. Hinshaw (3-0) L: S. Rivera (0-1)
HR – WAS: L. Milledge 2 (2)

The Giants will be without reliever Bob Howry for the next 4-5 months after he suffered a torn labrum pitching in today's game. This season he is 2-2 with a 4.08 ERA.

Giants right fielder Nate Schierholtz went 5-8 with an RBI during this marathon game He is hitting .319 with 20 RBIs on the season.

Milwaukee 2
Florida 1
W: M. Stetter (3-0) L: K. Calero (3-1) S: T. Hoffman (11)
HR – MIL: R. Weeks (9)

Chicago (N) 6
Atlanta 7
W: B. Carlyle (2-3) L: C. Marmol (1-3)
HR – ATL: C. Kotchman (2), J. Francoeur (9), J. Schafer (4)

Colorado 3
Houston 4
W: B. Backe (1-0) L: G. Rusch (3-4) S: J. Valverde (7)
HR – COL: G. Atkins (7)

Cincinnati 1
St. Louis 2
W: J. Pineiro (5-0) L: M. Owings (4-3) S: J. Motte (14)

Philadelphia 4
San Diego 3 (13)
W: J. Romero (1-0) L: L. Gregerson (0-2)
HR – PHI: J. Rollins (8), J. Werth (10), S. Victorino (2), R. Howard (21)

Bad news for the Padres. Right fielder Brian Giles will miss 3 months with torn ankle ligaments. He is hitting .304 and has collected 4 home runs, 21 RBIs and scored 34 times.

Arizona 9
Los Angeles (N) 6
W: D. Davis (3-2) L: M. Valdez (2-1) S: C. Qualls (15)
HR – ARI: F. Lopez (5), C. Snyder (5), M. Reynolds (12) LAN: C. Barmes (2), D. Young (1)

PERFORMANCES OF THE DAY
#1 – 1B Mark Teixeira (NYA) 4 for 5, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
#2 – LF Juan Rivera (LAA) 4 for 4, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
#3 – 3B Brandon Inge (DET) 2 for 3, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB

[Dauis]

6/3/2009
Game #54 – Oakland Athletics [33-19] (S. Gallagher 6-1, 3.90 ERA) at Chicago (A) White Sox [29-24] (G. Floyd 3-4, 5.03 ERA)
Oakland lineup: CF Sweeney – 1B Barton – LF Holliday – DH Cust – RF Buck – 2B Ellis – C Suzuki – 3B Betemit – SS Cabrera
Chicago (A) lineup: CF Wise – SS Ramirez – RF Dye – 1B Konerko – 3B Fields – DH Thome – LF Kroeger – 2B Allen – C Pierzynski

Oakland 6
Chicago (A) 5
W: S. Gallagher (7-1) L: G. Floyd (3-5) S: B. Ziegler (12)
HR – OAK: W. Betemit (3), D. Barton (5) CHA: A. Ramirez (5)

We were tied at 3 after the third inning, each team putting up a 2-run and a 1-run inning. Moving to the top of the sixth, things started off well, with Cust grounding out to Ramirez and Buck striking out. Ellis walked on four straight, but Floyd got Suzuki to ground to Ramirez. Unfortunately, Ramirez booted it, and there were 2 men on with 2 out and Wilson Betemit came to the plate and hit the 1-2 pitch 373 feet to right. We scored one in the eighth and one in the ninth, but Konerko flew out to left with runners on first and third to end the game.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Texas 5
New York (A) 4
W: B. McCarthy (4-6) L: C. Wang (0-5) S: C. Wilson (1)
HR – NYA: X. Nady (2)

Boston 1
Detroit 7
W: J. Verlander (5-4) L: J. Beckett (6-3)
HR – DET: G. Laird (3)

Los Angeles (A) 5
Toronto 6
W: J. Litsch (4-5) L: E. Santana (1-2) S: S. Downs (14)
HR – LAA: C. Ransom (6) TOR: A. Rios (7), A. Lind (8)

Kansas City 3
Tampa Bay 4 (10)
W: G. Balfour (3-1) L: J. Soria (1-4)
HR – KCA: A. Gordon (8)

Cleveland 4
Minnesota 2
W: S. Lewis (3-6) L: S. Baker (3-5) S: K. Wood (15)

Baltimore 4
Seattle 5 (10)
W: R. Villone (1-0) L: G. Sherrill (4-2)
HR – SEA: G. Jenkins (3), R. Cedeno (1)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
San Francisco 4
Washington 2
W: B. Zito (3-6) L: C. Balester (0-2) S: B. Wilson (8)

New York (N) 1
Pittsburgh 5
W: I. Snell (7-3) L: J. Maine (2-6) S: A. Lopez (1)

Milwaukee 5
Florida 6
W: L. Kensing (4-2) L: T. Hoffman (3-5)
HR – MIL: A. Salome (1) FLO: D. Uggla (14)

Chicago (N) 6
Atlanta 4
W: R. Dempster (7-0) L: K. Kawakami (4-4) S: C. Marmol (13)
HR – CHN: D. Lee (3), K. Reynolds (2)

Cubs center fielder Kosuke Fukudome suffered a fractured shoulder blade while making a defensive play. He is expected to miss 4 weeks. In 31 games this year he has posted a .272 average and put up these numbers: 1 home run, 14 RBIs and 14 runs scored.

Colorado 5
Houston 0
W: A. Cook (3-6) L: W. Rodriguez (2-7)
HR – COL: B. Hawpe (8)

Cincinnati 2
St. Louis 4
W: C. Carpenter (6-6) L: B. Arroyo (3-5) S: J. Motte (15)
HR – SLN: R. Ankiel (11), D. Freese (4)

Philadelphia 10
San Diego 4
W: B. Myers (6-2) L: C. Young (6-4)
HR – PHI: R. Howard (22)

Arizona 6
Los Angeles (N) 7 (10)
W: R. Troncoso (1-0) L: T. Pena (1-1)
HR – ARI: C. Young (10), R. Roberts (1) LAN: C. Barmes (3)

PERFORMANCES OF THE DAY
#1 – SS Clint Barmes (LAN) 4 for 5, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 4 R
#2 – SP Aaron Cook (COL) 8.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, W
#3 – SP Justin Verlander (DET) 8.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 12 K, W

[Dauis]

6/4/2009
Game #55 – Oakland Athletics [34-19] (A. Sanchez 2-5, 5.65 ERA) at Chicago (A) White Sox [29-25] (M. Buehrle 5-4, 2.69 ERA)
Oakland lineup: CF Davis – 2B Ellis – LF Holliday – DH Cust – RF Buck – 1B Barton – C Powell – SS Cabrera – 3B Crosby
Chicago (A) lineup: SS Ramirez – 2B Kroeger – RF Dye – 1B Konerko – 3B Fields – DH Thome – CF Anderson – LF Wise – C Miller

Oakland 6
Chicago (A) 7
W: B. Jenks (2-2) L: B. Ziegler (4-4)
HR – CHA: C. Miller (2), J. Fields (10)

This was a game I felt we needed to win with Buehrle on the mound. However, it didn't quite go how I expected. The first seven innings went well. We were up 5-0 after seven, thanks mostly to a 3-run homer by Corky Miller in the seventh.

However, in the eighth, things completely fell apart. Crosby led off the inning with a double, Davis singled to move Crosby to third, Ellis reached on an error by Kroeger, scoring Crosby and moving Davis to second. Holliday singled to score Davis. Cust singled to score Ellis, and after giving up 3 runs, that was it for Buehrle. Thornton came in and got Buck to pop out to third for the first out, but gave up a base hit to Barton to score Holliday. Cust and Barton moved up a base thanks to a throwing error by Dye. Dotel came in and got Powell to strike out for the second out. Sweeney pinch hit and drew a walk to load the bases, Betemit pinch hit and drew another walk to score a run, and Davis walked to bring in another run, and suddenly we were down 6-5. Ellis grounded out to short to end the inning.

It stayed that way until the ninth. Ziegler came in to close it out for the A's. Ramirez led off the inning with a base hit, and Kroeger doubled to move Ramirez to third. Dye came up and hit a single through the left side, Ramirez scored, and Kroeger beat the throw home to give us the win!

Miller had a great day from the number nine spot. He went 2 for 4 with a home run, 4 RBIs, and a run scored.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Los Angeles (A) 5
Toronto 6
W: B. Tallet (5-1) L: J. Saunders (1-2) S: S. Downs (15)
HR – LAA: M. Izturis (2), E. Aybar (1) TOR: S. Rolen (4), S. Campbell (2)

Texas 7
New York (A) 8 (11)
W: M. Rivera (3-1) L: D. Turnbow (1-1)
HR – TEX: M. Byrd (5) NYA: M. Teixeira (10)

Boston 4
Detroit 10
W: Z. Miner (8-2) L: M. Delcarmen (1-2) S: J. Zumaya (3)

Kansas City 10
Tampa Bay 7
W: K. Farnsworth (1-1) L: B. Shouse (0-1) S: J. Cruz (2)
HR – KCA: C. Crisp (2)

Cleveland 6
Minnesota 5 (11)
W: J. Meloan (2-2) L: J. Nathan (2-4)
HR – CLE: M. DeRosa (3), B. Francisco (9) MIN: B. Harris (6)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
New York (N) 7
Pittsburgh 2
W: O. Perez (6-1) L: J. Barthmaier (1-3)

San Francisco 5
Washington 6
W: W. Ledezma (1-0) L: S. Romo (0-1)
HR – SFN: R. Aurilia (4) WAS: W. Harris (2)

Milwaukee 8
Florida 2
W: M. Parra (7-2) L: R. Tucker (0-1)
HR – MIL: B. Hall (5), C. Hart (7) FLO: C. Ross (9)

Chicago (N) 3
Atlanta 2
W: C. Zambrano (7-3) L: B. Boyer (2-2) S: A. Guzman (1)
HR – ATL: B. McCann (6)

Colorado 3
Houston 2
W: J. de la Rosa (4-5) L: R. Ortiz (3-6) S: H. Street (7)
HR – COL: R. Spilborghs (1) HOU: J. Towles (3)

Cincinnati 0
St. Louis 1
W: T. Wellemeyer (6-4) L: A. Harang (3-5)

St. Louis starting pitcher Todd Wellemeyer tamed the Reds with a 3-hit shutout, finishing the game with 7 strikeouts and 3 walks in a sharp outing. This year he has a 6-4 record with a 2.92 ERA in 12 starts.

Philadelphia 5
Los Angeles (N) 1
W: J. Blanton (4-4) L: C. Kershaw (2-8) S: B. Lidge (17)
HR – PHI: J. Werth (11), R. Howard (23)

PERFORMANCES OF THE DAY
#1 – SP Todd Wellemeyer (SLN) 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, W
#2 – LF Marlon Byrd (TEX) 2 for 5, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
#3 – 3B Rich Aurilia (SFN) 4 for 5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

[Dauis]

6/5/2009
Game #56 – Cleveland Indians [28-28] (C. Lee 4-5, 4.43 ERA) at Chicago (A) White Sox [30-25] (J. Danks 5-2, 3.64 ERA)
Cleveland lineup: 1B Ward – RF Choo – CF Sizemore – SS Peralta – LF Crowe – C Shoppach – 3B Carroll – DH Garko – 2B Graffanino
Chicago (A) lineup: SS Ramirez – 2B Kroeger – RF Dye – 1B Konerko – 3B Fields – DH Thome – CF Anderson – LF Wise – C Miller

Cleveland 4
Chicago (A) 5
W: M. Thornton (1-0) L: K. Wood (3-5)
HR – CLE: J. Peralta (4), G. Sizemore (9) CHA: J. Dye (3), J. Thome (18)

We sure do like to make things exciting for the home crowd. Jermaine hit a 3-run homer in the fifth to give us a 4-3 lead, but Cleveland tied it up in the eighth. In the ninth, Ramirez led off with a base hit, Kroeger bunted him to second, and Dye doubled to score Ramirez for the winner! Dye had a good game. He went 2-4 with 4 RBIs, a run scored, and a walk.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Tampa Bay 2
New York (A) 9
W: E. Ramirez (6-0) L: S. Kazmir (8-4)
HR – TBA: C. Pena (6)

Texas 6
Boston 1
W: M. Harrison (2-5) L: J. Lester (2-4)
HR – TEX: M. Byrd (6) BOS: G. Kottaras (2)

Los Angeles (A) 0
Detroit 3
W: A. Galarraga (5-5) L: J. Lackey (0-1)

Armando Galarraga of the Tigers really strutted his stuff on the mound today with a 3-0 victory. He was almost untouchable, bewildering the Los Angeles Angels with a 4-hit shoutout in which he struck out 5 and gave up 2 walks.

So far this year Galarraga has made 11 starts, tossed 73.2 innings, struck out 34 batters and walked 21. His record is 5-5 with a 5.13 ERA and he has limited opposing teams to a .257 batting average.

Kansas City 6
Toronto 2
W: L. Hudson (4-4) L: R. Halladay (1-8) S: J. Soria (9)

Baltimore 6
Oakland 7
W: C. Schroder (4-1) L: G. Sherrill (4-3)
HR – BAL: A. Huff (5) OAK: K. Suzuki (3)

Minnesota 5
Seattle 2
W: G. Perkins (6-3) L: G. Hernandez (2-3) S: J. Nathan (9)

Twins second baseman Ty Wigginton is expected to miss 2-3 weeks with a hamstring strain. This year he has hit .212 with 5 home runs, 22 RBIs, and 21 runs scored.

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
New York (N) 6
Washington 8
W: S. Martis (6-5) L: M. Pelfrey (5-3) S: J. Hanrahan (14)
HR – NYN: D. Murphy (5), J. Thole (1) WAS: A. Kearns (3)

Washington fans will be disappointed to learn that Elijah Dukes suffered a sprained ankle while running the bases. He is expected to miss 6 weeks. This year he is hitting .336 with 13 home runs, and is considered one of the best hitters in baseball this season.

San Francisco 8
Florida 1
W: R. Johnson (4-7) L: A. Miller (2-7) S: J. Affeldt (3)
HR – SFN: T. Ishikawa (9), N. Schierholtz (1)

Chicago (N) 11
Cincinnati 2
W: T. Lilly (6-2) L: J. Cueto (4-5)
HR – CHN: R. Theriot (2), M. Hoffpauir (6) CIN: B. Phillips (10), J. Votto (12)

Milwaukee 7
Atlanta 2
W: B. Looper (7-3) L: C. Morton (1-2)
HR – MIL: B. Hall (6) ATL: C. Jones (12), B. McCann (7)

Milwaukee's Jason Kendall entered the record books today as he collected hit number 2000 at Turner Field.

Pittsburgh 4
Houston 3 (12)
W: J. Chavez (3-0) L: L. Hawkins (2-2)

Colorado 11
St. Louis 13
W: T. Miller (3-0) L: J. Peralta (1-2) S: J. Motte (16)
HR – COL: F. Catalanotto (4), G. Atkins (8), B. Hawpe (9), S. Smith (2) SLN: J. Phelps (2), A. Pujols (9), Y. Molina (2)

Arizona 4
San Diego 7
W: C. Baek (1-0) L: B. Webb (6-5) S: C. Meredith (7)
HR – SDN: N. Hundley (5)

Philadelphia 5
Los Angeles (N) 7
W: J. McDonald (5-4) L: J. Moyer (1-8) S: H. Kuo (1)
HR – PHI: P. Feliz (5), C. Utley (14) LAN: M. Ramirez (9), C. Barmes (4)

PERFORMANCES OF THE DAY
#1 – C Josh Thole (NYN) 5 for 5, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, R
#2 – SS Ryan Theriot (CHN) 4 for 5, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
#3 – SP Andres Galarraga (DET) 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W

[Dauis]

6/6/2009
Game #57 – Cleveland Indians [28-29] (F. Carmona 6-4, 4.65 ERA) at Chicago (A) White Sox [31-25] (B. Colon 2-6, 5.14 ERA)
Cleveland lineup: RF Choo – 2B Cabrera – C Martinez – LF Francisco – DH Hafner – CF Crowe – 1B Garko – 3B DeRosa – SS Peralta
Chicago (A) lineup: LF Anderson – 2B Ramirez – RF Dye – 1B Konerko – 3B Fields – DH Thome – CF Kroeger – C Pierzynski – SS Beckham

Cleveland 15
Chicago (A) 3
W: F. Carmona (7-4) L: B. Colon (2-7)
HR – CLE: V. Martinez 2 (6), T. Crowe (1)

This was an embarrassment. Even though we had Beckham back so we didn't have to “teach” anyone a new position, we didn't really do anything well this game. We were outhit 20-6. Martinez had a great day against us. He went 3-5 with 2 home runs, 5 RBIs, 3 runs scored, and a walk.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Tampa Bay 0
New York (A) 3
W: C. Sabathia (8-1) L: A. Sonnanstine (2-4)
HR – NYA: B. Gardner (1)

CC Sabathia held the Rays scoreless in a 5-hit whitewash. He finished with 10 strikeouts and no walks. In 13 starts this year he is 8-1 with a 2.71 ERA.

Kansas City 4
Toronto 5
W: S. Downs (2-1) L: J. Soria (1-5)
HR – TOR: A. Rios (8)

Los Angeles (A) 3
Detroit 11
W: E. Jackson (5-3) L: T. Armas (3-6)
HR – LAA: V. Guerrero (8) DET: M. Ordonez (8)

33-year-old right fielder Vladimir Guerrero of the Angels hit his 400th career homer.

Texas 7
Boston 2
W: S. Feldman (1-3) L: T. Wakefield (1-4)
HR – TEX: M. Byrd (7), I. Kinsler (9)

First baseman Chris Davis of the Rangers went 5-5 with 2 doubles and 2 RBIs today. A look at his season totals shows Davis with 6 home runs, .269 BA, .329 OBP, 26 RBIs and 19 runs scored.

Baltimore 1
Oakland 0
W: J. Guthrie (4-7) L: K. Davies (3-6) S: G. Sherrill (9)

Minnesota 1
Seattle 5
W: F. Hernandez (6-4) L: B. Duensing (1-4) S: M. Lowe (1)
HR – SEA: G. Jenkins (4), J. Lopez (2)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Philadelphia 7
Los Angeles (N) 2
W: C. Hamels (5-1) L: C. Billingsley (3-6) S: C. Durbin (1)
HR – PHI: J. Werth (12), S. Victorino (3)

Chase Utley of the Phillies and Merkin Valdez of the Dodgers will each miss 2 games as a result of their actions that started a bench-clearing fight.

Phillies shortstop Eric Bruntlett will miss 4-5 months with a torn labrum.

San Francisco 5
Florida 2
W: J. Martinez (3-3) L: R. Nolasco (5-6) S: B. Wilson (9)

New York (N) 11
Washington 1
W: J. Santana (4-4) L: J. Lannan (7-5)
HR – NYN: A. Pagan (1)

Pittsburgh 1
Houston 6
W: M. Hampton (5-6) L: J. Karstens (2-6)
HR – HOU: C. Lee (14)

Milwaukee 8
Atlanta 3
W: D. Bush (4-4) L: T. Glavine (0-1)
HR – MIL: B. Hall (7), C. Hart (8) ATL: C. Jones (13)

22-year-old center fielder Jordan Schafer of the Braves was hurt while running the bases and will miss 6-7 weeks with a sprained ankle.

Chicago (N) 1
Cincinnati 2
W: E. Volquez (6-4) L: A. Guzman (1-1) S: F. Cordero (17)
HR – CHN: R. Johnson (2) CIN: A. Rosales (1)

Colorado 1
St. Louis 6
W: A. Wainwright (6-6) L: J. Marquis (3-6)

Arizona 3
San Diego 4 (10)
W: S. Hill (2-5) L: C. Qualls (0-4)
HR – ARI: F. Lopez (6) SDN: C. Floyd (1), A. Gonzalez (11)

PERFORMANCES OF THE DAY
#1 – C Victor Martinez (CLE) 3 for 5, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, BB
#2 – RF Magglio Ordonez (DET) 4 for 4, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, BB
#3 – SP CC Sabathia (NYA) 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K, W

[Dauis]

6/7/2009
Game #58 – Cleveland Indians [29-29] (A. Laffey 2-3, 4.20 ERA) at Chicago (A) White Sox [31-26] (C. Richard 3-4, 4.89 ERA)
Cleveland lineup: LF Francisco – 1B Ward – C Martinez – CF Sizemore – SS Peralta – 3B DeRosa – RF Crowe – DH Garko – 2B Graffanino
Chicago (A) lineup: 2B Ramirez – CF Wise – RF Dye – 1B Konerko – LF Anderson – 3B Fields – DH Thome – C Miller – SS Beckham

Cleveland 2
Chicago (A) 0
W: A. Laffey (3-3) L: C. Richard (3-5) S: K. Wood (16)
HR – CLE: V. Martinez (7)

The pitching was there this game, but the hitting sure wasn't. Both teams only had four hits, but Martinez was able to hit a home run in the third with a man on, and that was all Laffey needed. Laffey went 8 innings, gave up 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 5.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Tampa Bay 4
New York (A) 2
W: M. Garza (3-1) L: E. Ramirez (6-1) S: G. Balfour (13)
HR – NYA: B. Abreu (8), A. Rodriguez (6)

Texas 3
Boston 8
W: M. Bowden (1-1) L: K. Millwood (1-9) S: T. Saito (3)

Ian Kinsler has been diagnosed with shoulder inflammation and the Rangers second baseman will miss 2 weeks. This year he is hitting .277 with 9 home runs.

Los Angeles (A) 10
Detroit 9
W: J. Speier (5-1) L: B. Lyon (3-1) S: B. Fuentes (8)

Kansas City 5
Toronto 1
W: G. Meche (5-4) L: D. Purcey (8-2) S: D. Waechter (1)
HR – KCA: J. Guillen (4), A. Callaspo (1)

Baltimore 5
Oakland 6
W: G. Gonzalez (7-4) L: N. Blackburn (2-8) S: B. Ziegler (13)
HR – BAL: M. Wieters (11) OAK: W. Betemit (4), J. Cust (11), R. Sweeney (5)

Minnesota 5
Seattle 8
W: M. Lowe (2-0) L: K. Slowey (2-8) S: C. Jimenez (3)
HR – SEA: R. Branyan 2 (7)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Chicago (N) 5
Cincinnati 4 (10)
W: C. Marmol (2-3) L: F. Cordero (0-3)
HR – CHN: M. Bradley (13), K. Hill (1) CIN: R. Hanigan (1)

Milwaukee 3
Atlanta 10
W: J. Vazquez (6-1) L: J. Suppan (5-2)
HR – MIL: J. Koshansky (2), A. Salome (2) ATL: G. Anderson (3), K. Johnson 2 (6)

New York (N) 8
Washington 2
W: T. Redding (4-3) L: D. Cabrera (3-5)
HR – WAS: A. Kearns (4)

Pittsburgh 5
Houston 2
W: P. Maholm (7-2) L: J. Muecke (0-1) S: M. Capps (14)
HR – PIT: N. McLouth (10) HOU: L. Berkman (10)

Colorado 7
St. Louis 2
W: G. Rusch (4-4) L: J. Pineiro (5-1)
HR – COL: Y. Torrealba (2), G. Atkins (9)

Arizona 2
San Diego 3
W: K. Correia (5-3) L: M. Scherzer (4-4) S: J. Geer (1)
HR – ARI: C. Snyder (6), C. Jackson (4)

Philadelphia 4
Los Angeles (N) 6
W: E. Stults (1-1) L: C. Park (5-2) S: H. Kuo (2)
HR – PHI: J. Rollins (9), J. Werth (13) LAN: C. Blake (2), R. Furcal (2), A. Ethier (9)

San Francisco 2
Florida 1
W: S. Linebrink (1-0) L: L. Nunez (1-1) S: B. Wilson (10)
HR – SFN: P. Sandoval (9)

PERFORMANCES OF THE DAY
#1 – SP Aaron Laffey (CLE) 8.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W
#2 – 2B Kelly Johnson (ATL) 2 for 5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R
#3 – 1B Russell Branyan (SEA) 3 for 4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R

[Dauis]

WEEK IN REVIEW
We went 3-4 this week to bring our record to 31-27, 5.5 games back of Detroit and 3.5 back of Tampa Bay in the Wild Card race. We split 4 games with Oakland, which I wasn't too upset with, but then lost 2 out of 3 to the Indians, which we can't afford to do. We called Mollenhauer back up to provide us some depth and sent down Brandon Allen to get some more seasoning in Triple A.

We also made a minor league trade, sending right fielder Michael Restovich to the Cubs for minor league starting pitchers Larry Suarez and Dae-Eun Rhee. My scout absolutely loves Rhee, thinking he could be a future ace, but I'm tempering my optimism. Restovich wanted a chance to play in the majors, and he wasn't going to get that chance here. He's not going to get that chance with the Cubs, either, having been assigned to their Double A affiliate in Tennessee, but now he's someone else's problem.

Rhee and Suarez were both assigned to Bristol of the Rookie League. Rhee will be their ace and Suarez their number 2. Rhee is ranked by Baseball America as our seventh-best prospect (#3 pitcher), and Suarez comes in at number 13 overall for us (#6 pitcher).

[Dauis]

AL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
LF Marlon Byrd (TEX) .462 (12-26), 4 HR, 11 RBI

NL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
LF Carlos Lee (HOU) .429 (12-28), 2 HR, 8 RBI

[Dauis]

6/8/2009
Game #59 – Detroit Tigers [36-21] (J. Verlander 5-4, 4.23 ERA) at Chicago (A) White Sox [31-27] (G. Floyd 3-5, 4.74 ERA)
Detroit lineup: CF Anderson – 2B Polanco – RF Ordonez – 1B Cabrera – LF Granderson – DH Guillen – 3B Inge – C Laird – SS Santiago
Chicago (A) lineup: CF Wise – 2B Ramirez – RF Dye – 1B Konerko – LF Anderson – 3B Fields – DH Thome – C Pierzynski – SS Beckham

Detroit 6
Chicago (A) 3
W: J. Verlander (6-4) L: G. Floyd (3-6) S: B. Seay (18)
HR – CHA: J. Dye 2 (5)

I was afraid of something like this. We were completely outclassed by the Tigers. At least Jermaine had a good day. He went 2-3 with 2 home runs, 3 RBIs, 2 runs scored, and a walk. His batting average is almost to the Mendoza line, sitting at .189 right now.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Tampa Bay 1
New York (A) 3
W: J. Veras (4-3) L: G. Balfour (3-2)
HR – TBA: B. Upton (3) NYA: M. Teixeira 2 (12)

Toronto 8
Texas 1
W: J. Litsch (5-5) L: B. McCarthy (4-7)

Minnesota 9
Oakland 1
W: S. Baker (4-5) L: S. Gallagher (7-2)
HR – MIN: B. Harris (7) OAK: D. Barton (6)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Colorado 11
St. Louis 12
W: R. Franklin (2-0) L: A. Embree (0-2) S: J. Motte (17)
HR – COL: Y. Torrealba (3), B. Hawpe (10) SLN: D. Richar (2)

San Francisco 7
Florida 2
W: J. Sanchez (3-5) L: J. Johnson (2-6)
HR – SFN: N. Schierholtz (2), P. Sandoval (10) FLO: B. Carroll (1)

Pittsburgh 9
Atlanta 5
W: I. Snell (8-3) L: K. Kawakami (4-5) S: T. Yates (1)
HR – PIT: A. LaRoche (3), B. Moss (5) ATL: B. Buchanan (1)

Arizona 6
San Diego 2
W: D. Davis (4-2) L: C. Young (6-5) S: J. Rauch (1)
HR – ARI: M. Reynolds (13) SDN: K. Kouzmanoff (7)

PERFORMANCES OF THE DAY
#1 – SP Jesse Litsch (TOR) 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, W
#2 – SS Danny Richar (SLN) 3 for 4, 3B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB
#3 – CF Colby Rasmus (SLN) 4 for 5, 3 RBI, 2 R

[Dauis]

6/9/2009
Game #60 – Detroit Tigers [37-21] (Z. Miner 8-2, 3.56 ERA) at Chicago (A) White Sox [31-28] (M. Buehrle 5-4, 2.68 ERA)
Detroit lineup: CF Granderson – 2B Polanco – RF Ordonez – 1B Cabrera – DH Guillen – 3B Inge – C Laird – LF Anderson – SS Santiago
Chicago (A) lineup: CF Wise – 2B Ramirez – RF Dye – 1B Konerko – LF Anderson – DH Thome – 3B Mollenhauer – C Pierzynski – SS Beckham

Detroit 10
Chicago (A) 3
W: Z. Miner (9-2) L: M. Buehrle (5-5)
HR – DET: G. Laird (4) CHA: D. Mollenhauer (1)

We needed a solid start from Buehrle, but we didn't get it. He lasted all of 2/3 of an inning, gave up 5 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks, including giving up a 3-run homer to Gerald Laird. We now sit 7.5 games behind the Tigers and are falling fast.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Kansas City 3
Cleveland 9
W: S. Lewis (4-6) L: J. Wright (2-5)
HR – CLE: T. Hafner (7)

Seattle 12
Baltimore 2
W: E. Bedard (6-3) L: R. Hill (2-4)
HR – SEA: I. Suzuki (1), J. Lopez (3)

New York (A) 3
Boston 4
W: J. Beckett (7-3) L: A. Pettitte (3-5) S: J. Papelbon (13)

Los Angeles (A) 8
Tampa Bay 1
W: E. Santana (2-2) L: D. Price (4-6)
HR – LAA: V. Guerrero 2 (10), H. Kendrick 2 (5), S. Rodriguez (1) TBA: A. Iwamura (2)

Toronto 13
Texas 4
W: B. Tallet (6-1) L: V. Padilla (4-6)
HR – TOR: A. Lind (9), T. Snider (11)

Minnesota 3
Oakland 0
W: F. Liriano (6-4) L: A. Sanchez (2-6) S: J. Nathan (10)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Cincinnati 3
Washington 7
W: C. Balester (1-2) L: A. Harang (3-6) S: J. Hanrahan (15)

Pittsburgh 5
Atlanta 7
W: J. Jurrjens (6-2) L: J. Barthmaier (1-4) S: R. Soriano (12)
HR – PIT: F. Sanchez (4), N. McLouth (11) ATL: B. Buchanan (2)

St. Louis 8
Florida 3 (11)
W: T. Miller (4-0) L: L. Kensing (4-3)

Cardinals closer Jason Motte strained his hamstring and will miss at least 3 weeks. So far this season, he is 2-1, made 26 relief appearances and rung up 17 saves. He has a 2.52 ERA and has allowed 27 hits over his 25 innings of work, struck out 31 batters and walked 6.

Philadelphia 6
New York (N) 2
W: B. Myers (7-2) L: J. Maine (2-7)

Mets third baseman David Wright suffered a fractured foot and will miss 5 weeks. This season he is hitting .335 with 11 home runs, 38 RBIs and 42 runs scored. He has 79 hits in 236 at-bats and a .409 OBP.

Colorado 4
Milwaukee 5
W: J. Julio (2-1) L: J. de la Rosa (4-6) S: T. Hoffman (12)
HR – COL: O. Quintanilla (2), J. Baker 2 (7) MIL: B. Hall (8)

Chicago (N) 3
Houston 4
W: W. Rodriguez (3-7) L: R. Dempster (7-1) S: T. Byrdak (1)
HR – HOU: C. Lee (15)

San Francisco 11
Arizona 1
W: M. Cain (2-0) L: J. Garland (3-5)
HR – SFN: E. Renteria (2), T. Ishikawa (10), N. Schierholtz (3), P. Sandoval (11)

San Diego 2
Los Angeles (N) 5
W: C. Kershaw (3-8) L: P. Martinez (4-3) S: H. Kuo (3)
HR – SDN: A. Gonzalez (12)

PERFORMANCES OF THE DAY
#1 – 2B Jose Lopez (SEA) 3 for 4, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, R, BB
#2 – 2B Howie Kendrick (LAA) 2 for 5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
#3 – SP Matt Cain (SFN) 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, W

[Dauis]

6/10/2009
Game #61 – Detroit Tigers [38-21] (J. Bonderman 0-0, 0.00 ERA) at Chicago (A) White Sox [31-29] (J. Danks 5-2, 3.66 ERA)
Detroit lineup: CF Granderson – 2B Polanco – RF Ordonez – 1B Cabrera – DH Guillen – C Laird – 3B Hatteberg – LF Raburn – SS Santiago
Chicago (A) lineup: CF Wise – 2B Ramirez – RF Dye – 1B Konerko – 3B Mollenhauer – DH Thome – LF Kroeger – C Pierzynski – SS Beckham

Detroit 7
Chicago (A) 3
W: J. Bonderman (1-0) L: J. Danks (5-3)
HR – DET: C. Guillen (4), M. Ordonez (9), M. Cabrera (17), C. Granderson 2 (7) CHA: J. Thome (19), A. Ramirez (6)

Surprise, surprise. Detroit is a much better team than we are. Danks started off getting the first two outs of the game, then gave up back-to-back-to-back homers to Ordonez, Cabrera, and Guillen. Both teams ended up with nine hits, but the Tigers were able to take advantage of them and we weren't. Granderson had a great game. He went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs, 4 RBIs, and 2 runs scored. Hopefully we can avoid the sweep tomorrow.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Kansas City 8
Cleveland 3
W: L. Hudson (5-4) L: C. Lee (4-6)
HR – KCA: M. Aviles (4) CLE: V. Martinez (8)

Seattle 3
Baltimore 1
W: G. Hernandez (3-3) L: K. Uehara (3-7) S: C. Jimenez (4)
HR – SEA: J. Lopez (4) BAL: M. Wieters (12)

New York (A) 1
Boston 3
W: J. Lester (3-4) L: J. Chamberlain (3-4) S: J. Papelbon (14)

Los Angeles (A) 0
Tampa Bay 2
W: S. Kazmir (9-4) L: J. Lackey (0-2) S: G. Balfour (14)

Toronto 7
Texas 0
W: R. Halladay (2-8) L: M. Harrison (2-6)
HR – TOR: V. Wells (8), T. Snider (12)

Roy Halladay spun his magic in the 7-0 shutout victory, allowing 5 hits while totaling 2 walks and 7 strikeouts. This season he is 2-8 in 14 starts with a 3.73 ERA. He has given up 95 hits in 91.2 innings, struck out 57 and issued 15 walks. Opposing clubs have compiled a .263 batting average against him.

Minnesota 1
Oakland 0
W: G. Perkins (7-3) L: J. Outman (2-2) S: J. Nathan (11)
HR – MIN: D. Young (4)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Cincinnati 7
Washington 10
W: W. Ledezma (2-0) L: N. Masset (2-2) S: J. Hanrahan (16)
HR – CIN: B. Phillips (11), J. Bruce (8) WAS: C. Guzman (2), D. Young (1), L. Milledge (3)

Pittsburgh 5
Atlanta 7
W: B. Carlyle (3-3) L: A. Lopez (0-1) S: D. Lowe (1)
HR – PIT: A. LaRoche (11) ATL: C. Kotchman 2 (4), J. Francoeur (10)

St. Louis 5
Florida 6
W: L. Nunez (2-1) L: T. Miller (4-1)
HR – SLN: A. Pujols 2 (11) FLO: D. Uggla (15), J. Baker (3)

Philadelphia 2
New York (N) 7
W: O. Perez (7-1) L: J. Blanton (4-5)
HR – PHI: C. Ruiz (4) NYN: C. Delgado 2 (7)

Colorado 2
Milwaukee 18
W: J. Julio (3-1) L: G. Smith (1-5)
HR – MIL: C. Hart 2 (10), J. Hardy (3), R. Braun (6)

Brewers shortstop J.J. Hardy went 6-6 to lead the Brewers' offensive attack. This season he is hitting .368 with 3 home runs, 20 RBIs, and 26 runs scored.

Chicago (N) 2
Houston 8
W: R. Oswalt (7-4) L: C. Zambrano (7-4)
HR – CHN: K. Hill (2)

San Francisco 14
Arizona 4
W: R. Johnson (5-7) L: B. Webb (6-6)
HR – SFN: E. Renteria (3), N. Schierholtz (4) ARI: C. Jackson 2 (6), J. Upton (6)

It was a great day for Randy Johnson today at Chase Field—he picked up victory number 300 to join the exclusive 300 club. He gave up 7 hits and recorded 4 strikeouts and no walks in his milestone victory.

San Diego 6
Los Angeles (N) 9
W: G. Mota (3-1) L: C. Baek (1-1) S: H. Kuo (4)
HR – SDN: E. Brown (1), S. Hairston (3) LAN: M. Kemp (3), A. Ethier (10)

PERFORMANCES OF THE DAY
#1 – SS J.J. Hardy (MIL) 6 for 6, 3 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 5 R
#2 – RF Corey Hart (MIL) 4 for 6, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R
#3 – SP Roy Halladay (TOR) 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W